Lt.-Gen. SirHew WhitefordDalrymple, 1st Bt. was born on 3 December 1750.3 He was the son of JohnDalrymple and MaryRoss.4 He married FrancesLeighton, daughter of Lt.-Gen.FrancisLeighton and ReneaPinfold, on 16 May 1783.4 He died on 9 April 1830 at age 79.4 He was created 1st Baronet Dalrymple, of High Mark, co. Wigtown [U.K.] on 6 May 1815.4 He gained the rank of Colonel in the 57th Regiment.4